Improvement in water-elevators



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Water Elevators.

Patented Feb. `27, 18x72.

NOJ 124,038.

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JAMES DAYKIN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.`

IMPRQVEMENT IN WATERELEVATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,038, dated February 27, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES DAYKIN, of Cleveland, in the county ot' Cuyahoga and State ot' Ohio, have invented a certain new and Improved Tater-Drawer; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and complete description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing making' part of this specilicatiou.

Figure l is a side elevation of the waterdrawer. Eig. 2 is a front. elevation. Fig. Sis a vertical transverse section.

Like letters ot' reference denote like parts in the ditlf'erent views.

The nature ot' this invention relates to a water-drawer; and the object thereof is to provide a simple, easy, and ready way to discharge the water from the buckets when raised from the well, said water being discharged from the bottom ot' the bucket on the opening otl a valve operated by a lever, to which it is attached, said lever being made to strike against the side ot' the conductor for opening the valve, as and in the manner hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawing', A represents the curb; a part of the side thereof is shown as broken awa-y, in order that the bucket B therein may be seen. Said bucket is attached to one end of a chain, C, thrown over a wheel, D, and which descends into the well, a weight being attached to the end thereof in order to draw it down. D', Eig. 3, is a valve secured to the bottom otl the bucket and opening on the inside, as shown in said ligure. To the center ofthe valve is attached one end of a lever, E, whereas the opposite end is hinged to the out side of the bucket at the point a, which allows the lever to swing out from the side ofthe bucket when the valve is closing, as indicated To the bail of the bucket is attached one end of a link, G, Eig. 3, whereas the opposite end is attached to the chain. The middle ot' -said link is so bent as to form a projecting iin ger, c, made to project through and slide along' in a slot cut in the side of a short pipe, H, attached to the side of the curb and depends therefrom in line with the chain, and through which the chain passes. I, Fig. 3, is a hook secured in a cross-piece, J, extending across the curb, the purpose ot' which will presently be shown.

The operation ot' this water-drawer is as follows: The bucket is iilled through the bottom, the valve D opening inwardly by the pressure of the water. On being' drawn up the spout K is caused to turn in the proper direction for discharging the water into the conductor L by means ot' the link G above referred to, which as it enters the lower end ot' the tube the iinger c, guided by'the sloping end ot' the tube, turns the bucket around so that the spout K will iront the conductor, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and which is continued in this position by the linger c projecting through the slot cut in the front side ofthe tube, as shown in Fie'. 2. The bucket, on being' raised to the proper height, the valve is then opened by the hook J, which catches on the rim ot' the bucket, the result ot which is to throw the bottom forward so far as to cause the end ot'the conductor to press against the lever E and force it back against the side of the bucket, which, as a consequence, will throw upward the valve and allow the water to run out ot' the spout into the conductor, as indicated bythe arrows. rIhe position of the bucket, valve, and lever while in the act ot' discharging is as shown in Figs. l and 2, in which it will be seen that the bottom ofthe bucket is projected slightly forward and the lever close upon the side ofthe bucket and forcing upward the valve, and that the link Gr is within the tube, with the finger c projecting through the slot therein.

Itfwill be obvious that by this device for discharging the bucket a ila-t chain is not required a common round chain or a rope will answer, as the bucket is brought round in proper position for discharging by means of the oblique end of the tube, through which the chain runs, the projecting ringer slides along the edge ot' the slope of the tube, turnin g the bucket around and retaining it in position while discharging by slipping upward into the slot in the front of the tube, as aforesaid and shown in the drawing'. The wheel D consists of a center, O, to the periphery oi' Which is attached a pair of rings, P, secured thereto by short radial arms or spokes e, and which arms have an oblique or spreading direction from their insertion in the Wheel or center O upward, so as to 1n ake a V-like groove for theehain to run in. The spokes are all equally distant apart, and so far as to allow eaeh loop of the chain to fall between the spokes, and thereby hold the Chain from slipping` on the Wheel.

/Vhat I elaiin as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The lever E, valve D', bucket B, conductor L, link G having a guiding finger c, slotted tube H, and Wheel D, all arranged and coinbined to operate in the manner as described, and for the purpose specified.

JAMES DAYKIN.

Witnesses:

J. H. Brummen, D. L. HUMPHREY. 

